Former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin Sentenced To Life In Jail For Abducting And Murdering Two Brothers In 2004

Indian lawmaker from Bihar states Siwan constituency Mohammad Shahabuddin, center, is produced at the parliament street police station, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Nov.5, 2005. Shahabuddin is facing prosecution in 37 cases, ranging from kidnapping to killing political rivals. (AP Photo)

The three brothers were abducted from their house at Goshala road by Sah, Aslam and Hussain on August 16, 2004 and taken to Pratappur village where acid was poured on Girish and Satish, resulting in their death.

One of the sons, Rajeev Raushan, managed to escape. The bodies of the two brothers could not be recovered.

The victims' mother Kalawati Devi had lodged an FIR charging Shahabuddin's three henchmen with the murder of her sons. The former RJD MP's name had cropped up during probe and he too was made an accused for hatching conspiracy for kidnapping of the three siblings.

The lone surviving brother appeared before the judge as an eyewitness in the case, but was subsequently murdered by unidentified assailants on June 16 last year.

According to IANS, Shahabuddin's son Osama was charged with the killing of Raushan. Shahabuddin is lodged in the Siwan central jail for the past several years in connection with several cases against him. (With inputs from PTI)